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Harapan 2019: A 'thorn,' a doctor, a crusader vs stupidity among those vying for Senate seat

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 09:30 AM

A medical doctor-turned-social media star, a self-proclaimed crusader against stupidity, and a "thorn among the roses" are just some of the senatorial candidates that faced off in "Harapan 2019: The ABS-CBN Senatorial Town Hall Debate" on Sunday. Read more »

Hilbay: Aquino can't be held liable for Mamasapano carnage

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 08:34 PM

MANILA - Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay said former president Benigno Aquino III should not be held liable for the 2015 Mamasapano massacre that killed 44 elite policemen. Read more »

'Attack on press freedom': Lawmakers, critics condemn Ressa's arrest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 10:51 AM

Opposition lawmakers and critics of the administration on Wednesday night condemned the arrest of Rappler chief Maria Ressa over cyber libel charges. Read more »

'Otso Diretso' kicks off 'uphill' campaign in Duterte-dominated Caloocan

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 06:55 PM

(UPDATED) "Otso Diretso" senatorial candidates on Tuesday began an "uphill" 90-day battle geared at making "experienced" but "relatively unknown" opposition bets appeal to a voting population that still generally supports the ruling Duterte administration. Read more »

'Otso Diretso’ woos farmers, indigenous tribes with pro-poor bills

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 06:27 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo heralded 8 senatorial opposition bets in signing pledges to push for the legislative concerns of marginalized groups, Wednesday, a week before the official start of the campaign period. Read more »

National minimum wage, 4Ps: Senate hopefuls bare priority bills

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 08:53 PM

Seven Senate hopefuls bared the bills and measures they will prioritize should they be elected in the upcoming May 2019 elections. Read more »

Ilang grupo, nagprotesta sabay sa paggunita sa Human Rights Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:26 PM

Idinaan ng mga militanteng grupo sa pagsunog sa mga anti-Duterte mural ang paggunita sa International Human Rights Day. Read more »

Hilbay: Beware of Duterte’s strategy of distraction

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Dec 10 09:27 PM

Knowing that media are always on the lookout for something out of the ordinary, President Duterte has been feeding us with outrageous things – from one fake news to another.  Read more »

Hilbay, Roque, at Gadon, sumalang sa 'Ikaw Na Ba?'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 12:47 AM

Tatlong kilalang mga abogado ang sumalang sa pagpapatuloy ng "Ikaw Na Ba? The DZMM Senatorial Candidate Interview." Read more »

Gadon calls Trillanes, Hontiveros, Pangilinan 'bobo'

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 09:57 PM

Lawyer Larry Gadon on Tuesday named opposition senators Antonio Trillanes IV, Risa Hontiveros, and Francis Pangilinan among those who are "bobo" or stupid in the upper chamber. Read more »

'Teritoryo ng PH sa West PH Sea, di isusuko sa China'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 09:39 PM

Nanindigan ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno na hindi ibinebenta ng administrasyon sa China ang teritoryo ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Bail for Imelda Marcos shows 'double standard': ex-Sol Gen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 03:41 PM

The Sandiganbayan's decision to grant bail to former first lady Imelda Marcos is "a clear double standard" in the country's judicial system, former solicitor general Florin Hilbay said Friday. Read more »

Duterte: South China Sea ‘already in China's possession’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 11:24 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is against conducting military drills in the South China Sea because it might anger China, who he said is already in possession of the disputed region. Read more »

What experts say on Duterte claiming 'China possesses South China Sea'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 09:59 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that Beijing is "already in possession" of the disputed South China Sea could be used against the Philippines in the future, two lawyers warned on Thursday. Read more »

Hilbay tells gov't: Treat arbitral ruling on West PH Sea as 'trophy'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 11:40 PM

Former Solicitor General and senatorial aspirant Florin Hilbay on Tuesday said the government should "treat as a trophy" the international tribunal ruling recognizing Manila's rights in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'This is the time to do it,' Hilbay says of 2019 Senate bid

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 09:58 PM

"I think this is the time to do it." Read more »

Opposition is 'alive': VP Robredo launches Senate ticket

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 03:59 PM

The Oposisyon Koalisyon is fielding former senator Mar Roxas, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, Mindanao peace advocate Samira Gutoc, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel Diokno, former congressman Erin Tanada, former solicitor general Florin Hilbay and two incumbents, Sen. Bam Aquino and Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano. Read more »

Hilbay wants to be 'a new voice' for the people in Senate

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 11:26 AM

Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, who will be running under the opposition slate, said he wants to be a new voice for the people in the Senate. Read more »

OPINION: Some good names among senatorial aspirants

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Oct 16 10:31 PM

The 2019 mid-term elections will surely be fun. Read more »

ICC should look into Duterte's EJK sin remark, says Hilbay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that his 'only sin' was extrajudicial killings should be brought to the International Criminal Court, a former solicitor general said Sunday. Read more »